HMCC News

March 14, 2022

ABS Withdraws Class Services To Russian Vessels, Assets And Companies

After careful consideration of the situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea as well as the applicable sanctions, ABS has taken the decision to withdraw all […]

March 14, 2022

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Receives KRW290 Billion Order For 5 Ships

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HHI) succeeded in winning orders for five ships worth a total of 290 billion won. Korea Shipbuilding […]

March 14, 2022

Funds Being Raised For Supporting Seafarers Caught In Ukraine-Russia Conflict

The war in Ukraine is a humanitarian crisis. For the estimated 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters, the situation is critical. Reports of vessels stuck in […]

March 14, 2022

MOL To Install Simulator With Dynamic Positioning System At MOL Head Office

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (MOLMEC) announced that a Dynamic Positioning (DP) Simulator with a Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) […]

March 14, 2022

NYK Recognized As Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization For 6th Consecutive Year

For a sixth consecutive year, NYK has been recognized in the large enterprise category of the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program, a cooperative […]

March 12, 2022

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Zero-Emission Vessel Arrives In Singapore On Its World Tour

The hydrogen-powered and zero-emission vessel will make its only Asia stopover at Marina ONE degrees15 from 10 to 20 March 2022. The vessel is on a […]

March 12, 2022

Man Pleads Guilty Of Attacking Three Crewmates & Killing One

A scalloping ship crew member, Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, who reportedly attacked three crew members, eventually killing one, pleaded guilty in Boston’s federal court on Wednesday […]

March 11, 2022

Multiple Vessels Hit By Ammunition; Seafarers Injured & Even Killed So Far Due To Ukraine-Russia War

Officials from the shipping industry called on Thursday for safe passage for more than hundreds of seafarers and vessels stuck in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. […]

March 11, 2022

Blue Safe Maritime Corridor Considered For Evacuation Of Seafarers And Ships From War Zone

IMO Extraordinary Council Session held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The International […]

March 11, 2022

Asia-First Newbuild Taiwan-Flagged Service Operation Vessel Delivered

On March 8, 2022, a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) (Note 1), the “TSS PIONEER,” which has been constructed through Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd., […]

July 15, 2022

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center As Knowledge Partner

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) formalized their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement, committing […]

July 15, 2022

New York Awards Appreciated Carnival Cruise Line For Empowering Filipino Seafarers

Carnival Cruise Line was recognized this week at the Gawad Alab Ng Lahi Awards in New York City for its efforts to continually empower Filipino seafarers. […]

July 15, 2022

The World’s First Zero-Emission Fast Ferry Ready For Operation

MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard to her […]

July 15, 2022

IMO- Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project Published Spanish Resources For Emission Reductions

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has published its ship and ports emissions toolkits in Spanish. The free resources, which are also available in English, provide structured frameworks […]

July 15, 2022

ABS Publishes Latest Developments In Ship Vibration Analysis

Detailed analysis of ship vibration issues has been published by ABS to support the industry in mitigating damage caused by vibrations induced by machinery and the […]

July 15, 2022

Adani Ports Handles A Record 100 MMT Cargo In Just 99 Days

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport utility, has clocked a cargo throughput of 100 MMT in the first 99 days […]

July 15, 2022

“K” Line Group Starts Collaborative Research On Decarbonization With Emirates Global Aluminium

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Group (“K” Line Group) is pleased to announce that we signed the memorandum of understanding with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) for establishing […]

July 14, 2022

Turkey: Ukraine And Russia Reach ‘Basic’ Deal Regarding Grain Shipments From Blocked Ports

A “basic, technical” deal was struck between Russia and Ukraine on moving essential grains out of the blocked Black Seaports, per Turkey’s government, which has been […]

July 14, 2022

All 25 Crew Of Motor Vessel ‘Lautan Papua Indah’ Safely Evacuated

All 25 crew on a motor vessel survived on Tuesday evening. The vessel burst into flames in the waters off East Java’s Paiton coast in the […]